Effects of fixed low-dose warfarin, aspirin-warfarin combination therapy, and dose-adjusted warfarin on thrombogenesis in chronic atrial fibrillation
Effects of fixed low-dose warfarin, aspirin-warfarin combination therapy, and dose-adjusted warfarin on thrombogenesis in chronic atrial fibrillation
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DOI:
10.1161/01.str.31.4.828
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发表时间:
2000-04-01
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8.3
通讯作者:
Lip, GYH
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作者:
Li-Saw-Hee, FL;Blann, AD;Lip, GYH
Background and Purpose-Recent clinical trials have established that adjusted-dose warfarin (international normalized ratio [INR] 2.0 to 3.0) is highly effective in the reduction of ischemic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that the introduction of fixed low-dose warfarin alone or in combination with aspirin (300 mg) could normalize hemostatic markers, namely plasma fibrin D-dimer tan index of thrombogenesis), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1, an index of fibrinolysis), fibrinogen, and von Willebrand factor (vWf, an index of endothelial dysfunction), in a manner comparable to adjusted-dose warfarin (target INR 2.0 to 3.0).Methods-Sixty-one patients with AF (44 men, mean+/-SD age 64 +/- 19 years) who were not receiving any antithrombotic therapy were prospectively randomized into 1 of 3 treatment groups: warfarin (2 mg) (n=23; group I), combination 1 mg warfarin plus 300 mg aspirin (n=21; group 2) or combination 2 mg warfarin plus 300 mg aspirin (n = 17; group 3). Subjects from all 3 AF groups were matched for sex, age, and blood pressure. Blood samples were taken for sequential measurements for changes in plasma fibrin D-dimer, PAI-1, fibrinogen, and vWf before and at 2 and 8 weeks after randomization (phase 1). All patients were subsequently offered adjusted-dose warfarin therapy (phase 2), and an additional blood sample was taken 6 weeks later.Results-When pretreatment results were compared with those from 60 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects in sinus rhythm, there were significant elevations in levels of fibrinogen (P=0.025), vWf(P